Fruits
Banana Farming Brings Profits to Joypurhat Farmers
Banana farming has become popular in Joypurhat, where about 10,000 families grow the crop and fruit goes to 35 districts.
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Agribusiness
Agribusiness
Forest Department Seizes Poor Fisherman's 74kg Fish
Forest department staff in Canning, West Bengal, seized a 74kg koi bhola fish that a poor fisherman had brought to market to sell.
Fruits
Woman Entrepreneur Rina Akter Succeeds With Malta Farming in Naogaon
Graduate Rina Akter, who could not find a job, has made a success of malta farming in the Barind area of Naogaon's Dhamoirhat.
Fruits
Banana Worth Nearly Tk 1 Crore Traded Weekly at Tangail's Kutubpur Haat
The wholesale banana market at Kutubpur in Tangail's Sakhipur upazila trades nearly Tk 1 crore of bananas every week.
Vegetables
Tangail Woman Farmer Changes Her Village with Poison-Free Crops
Rina Begum of Delduar in Tangail has changed her own fortunes and her village by growing poison-free crops and saving seeds.
Agribusiness
Onion Prices Bite Harder in India; Hopes Pinned on Imports from Turkey
Onion prices in Kolkata and West Bengal jumped to 150 a kilo, with the government blaming floods in Maharashtra.
AgribusinessOnions: Can Bangladesh End Its Dependence on Indian Imports?
After India stopped onion exports on 29 September 2019, prices in Dhaka neared Tk 250 a kg by November. An economist and the agriculture secretary said other import markets and more home-grown onions were the way out.
AgrotechKrishoker App: how Bangladesh planned to buy Aman paddy without middlemen
To curb irregularities in Aman paddy procurement, Bangladesh's Directorate General of Food moved in November 2019 to use the 'Krishoker App' in 16 districts, with a software lottery deciding which registered farmers would sell to the government.
Agribusiness
Why Are Rice Prices Rising After Onions?
Rice of every kind is getting dearer in Bangladesh even as traders and the food minister say there is no shortage.
Agribusiness
Onion Crisis: Why Bangladesh Cannot Grow as Much as It Needs
With onions at Tk 240-250 a kg in Dhaka, experts say Bangladesh will keep facing such crises unless it grows enough at home.
Agribusiness
What Will Farmers Gain from Bangladesh's New Decision to Buy Paddy Directly?
The government will buy aman paddy straight from farmers this season, but farmers ask how fair and transparent the process will be.
Agribusiness
When Will India Resume Onion Exports?
Bangladesh has renewed its request to India to lift the onion export ban, but Delhi remains undecided.
Agribusiness
Local Cattle Dominate the Qurbani Market
In the 2019 Qurbani season, local cattle dominated the market, with 577,416 farms preparing more animals than needed and buyers wary of antibiotics.